And the Box Office Went 'Up'
Not only did Disney’s/Pixar’s latest ‘Up’ surpassed it’s other big name competitions, it made double past the others with over $68 million. Another Pixar home run. The other second new release of the weekend ‘Drag Me To Hell’ also surpassed the competition coming in at #2 with over $25 million.
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE ESTIMATE
May 29 – 31
| Title | Engagements | Estimated Weekend Box Office |
|
1. |
Up (Disney) | 3,766 | $68,200,000 |
| 2. |
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (20th Century Fox) | 4,101 | $25,500,000 |
| 3. |
Drag Me to Hell (Universal) | 2,508 | $16,628,000 |
| 4. |
Terminator Salvation (Warner Bros.) | 3,602 | $16,140,000 |
| 5. |
Star Trek (Paramount) | 3,507 | $12,800,000 |
| 6. |
Angels and Demons (Sony) | 3,464 | $11,200,000 |
| 7. |
Dance Flick (Paramount) | 2,459 | $4,900,000 |
| 8. |
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (20th Century Fox) | 2,263 | $3,900,000 |
| 9. |
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (Warner Bros.) | 1,450 | $1,905,000 |
| 10. |
Obsessed (Sony) | 679 | $665,000 |
| in millions of dollars | |||
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